Wishful Wednesday

[mwhip]

How is everyone this morning?

Thanks to inthekitty the other day, I thoroughly check my underwear prior to putting them on so they're the right way!

[mwhip]

I had a call yesterday evening with a company I submitted my resume to on linkedin. Turns out, I had also sent them my resume on indeed a few weeks ago but the salary requirement I put on indeed was over their budget, even though they liked my experience. So the lady reached out yesterday morning and confirmed my salary requirement, which I came down to what I'm currently making ($3k higher than current). She said she was so excited I was within their budget and that the purchasing manager would be as well. The call went well and I'm scheduled to talk to the purchasing managers at 4:30 this afternoon. It's a remote position, only going into the office that is 10 minutes from my house, once weekly/biweekly for meetings.

I'm trying not to get my hopes up, and I do have some questions after reviewing the job description in more detail.

I'm also talking to an outpatient addiction facility over lunch about an opportunity they have, that would be 100% remote.

[tgrimes]

mwhip That sounds promising!

[tgrimes]

Morning. I'm at the office. Nothing exciting to report.

[tgrimes]

tallb Happy Belated Birthday!

[nam2013]

Morning. Had to get the kids tested this morning. They were troopers really. Kind of wish I booked a slot for myself too, just in case they do come back positive I’d have a starting point. Wel anyhow. Loooong day over here. I think dd2 is teething, chewing on everything, slightly raised temp, short naps and cranky.

My booster made me feel crappy and I had some nerve pain in my arm all the way up to my fingers. It hurts.

I made a huge lasagna, so part can go in the freezer and part can go to my parents.

[slenle]

Morning. It’s so cold here today but We need to get out of the house so we’re going to go to the indoor playground to burn off some energy.

Just the painter here today. I’m in love with the progress so far and can’t wait for more things to start coming together!

[slenle]

mwhip, that’s exciting! Hope the call goes well today.

wineallthetime please check in! Hope everyone is feeling okay.

[jewels]

tallb Happy Belated birthday!!

wineallthetime, yes, I'm starting to get nervous we haven't heard from you. Does anyone have her contact info to check on her?

mwhip good luck!!

[tgrimes]

I talked to wineallthetime yesterday and she is feeling better.

[wedding]

That’s awesome mwhip! Good luck!

[klong11]

good luck mwhip!

[lahdeedah]

Hopefully her excitement means a job offer soon! Hope it’s a good fit and a step in the right direction. mwhip

nam2013 Hope the tests come back negative so you can return to somewhat normal life.

Glad to hear @wine is feeling ok.

[guster]

That is a very exciting opportunity, mwhip! Fingers crossed!

[lahdeedah]

Morning.

Home today. I need to workout and make a return and get everything ready to go into the city tomorrow. I have quite a few returns and stores to hit so I need to be prepared so I can do it all and get back before afternoon traffic.

I finally got my flu shot yesterday and my arm is still a little sore. I almost decided not to get it since I go nowhere without a mask and everyone else in the house has their shot, but Flu is going around M2’s school so if he does end up with it, I have some protection. It’s not in the preschool building yet so fingers crossed we stay in the clear.

[inthekitty]

mwhip my everything is crossed for you! That sounds perfect. 🤞🤞🤞🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️

slenle wahoo for house projects moving forward!

nam2013 hoping for a negative. Teething is the worst.

[wedding]

I took the day off today since I have some time to burn by year end. C had his annual and I’m headed to lunch with a friend soon. Pete’s work party is tonight but I’m not going due to Cs anxiety about me leaving. I’m disappointed but honestly a nice quiet night with a book sounds better.

[tgrimes]

Last night M had gymnastics. I told her to get her leotard and she asked where they were. I told her I had washed them over the weened and they were in her room.

M - Even the one I made H wear yesterday?
me - No. He only had it on for a minute.
M - Well, I put it in the dirty clothes because I didn't want to get penis on me.
me- I mean, I don't want penis on me either so I get it.

I could not stop laughing y'all.

[klong11]

I'm at work. Did I tell you that I am now doing Smokey's work as well? So I am now basically the assistant to everyone and front desk. They told me to try it out for December. January 1 I'm letting them know that if they want me to continue with all this work then I want to be in my office, not at the front desk. And Cadence says I should ask for more money if I'm going to be doing everyone's work. I may need to bring her in on discussion day and have her represent me.

It's just so weird. Smokey has been sick, then she came in one day and basically told me she talked to her boss and I was no going to be doing on the real estate work because she couldn't do it. That she wouldn't know until the day of if/when she would be coming in and if she did come in it may be for 4 hours or 30 minutes. So I freaked out because it was basically like I wasn't getting a choice and I was just having crap thrown at me. So I talked to one of the other attorneys who was like, uh...no. They spoke with her boss, who then called me in to his office to talk and was all, "I was going to ask you if you wanted to try it out. She's sick and probably won't get better, but we aren't going to fire her, blah blah blah" He knows I can't say no. I've never been able to say no to these people. I'm always, whatever you need, sure. So we're testing it out. And when Smokey comes in she just does filing in her office. Supposedly. All I've seen her do is watch Dr. Phil on her computer, eat, and then leave.
Its a lot of work. Like he sends me documents to edit every day, I'm pulling crap from SOS, filing crap, creating real estate documents. It's not completely out of my wheel house, but its just a lot. I really love my Mondays and Thursdays now since I leave at 2.

[mwhip]

That's amazing tgrimes! Made me chuckle!

klong11 You have to tell these people that you can't do this work load...it isn't fair to you. If you don't stand up for yourself, no one is going to, and they will continue to push work on you, because you aren't telling them no. Meanwhile, you're slowly drowning with no help, but no one knows you need help. Type up your list of work load that you have taken on since your last pay increase, that way you can clearly point out everything else you have taken on. Tell them what you are comfortable handling in a normal day, but that it's still above your current pay. Have an idea of how much more money you would require. Or a plan for help to complete the job effectively.

[tgrimes]

klong11 You definitely need a pay increase if you'll be doing all of that work.

[jewels]

haha that's hysterical tgrimes

klong11 that is ridiculous. C is right, and should negotiate for you !

[tallb]

@klong11 they need to up your pay if your job responsibilities are increasing. Glad she's doing better enough to be able to come in and keeping her on payroll, but that's not fair to you

[klong11]

mwhip, that's a good idea, I'll make a list of everything I'm doing so they can see it all.

[lahdeedah]

Dec 8, 2021 10:25:17 GMT -6 mwhip said:

That's amazing tgrimes! Made me chuckle!

klong11 You have to tell these people that you can't do this work load...it isn't fair to you. If you don't stand up for yourself, no one is going to, and they will continue to push work on you, because you aren't telling them no. Meanwhile, you're slowly drowning with no help, but no one knows you need help. Type up your list of work load that you have taken on since your last pay increase, that way you can clearly point out everything else you have taken on. Tell them what you are comfortable handling in a normal day, but that it's still above your current pay. Have an idea of how much more money you would require. Or a plan for help to complete the job effectively.

All of this. klong11 I wouldn’t even give it until January 1. I would tell them after 1 week this isn’t going to work and even if you take on half of the load, you need a pay increase ASAP. Maybe they can give the other half of work to homegirl who always works from home. Maybe she will actually have to come in more, then.

Whatever you do- do not let them walk all over you. That is not okay. Set clear boundaries.

ETA: it sounds like they are having her come in the bare minimum just so they can keep her on payroll to probably keep her benefits. So if she comes in and everyone sees her, then they can claim she “works”.

[klong11]

Dec 8, 2021 12:50:53 GMT -6 lahdeedah said:

Dec 8, 2021 10:25:17 GMT -6 mwhip said:

That's amazing tgrimes ! Made me chuckle!

klong11 You have to tell these people that you can't do this work load...it isn't fair to you. If you don't stand up for yourself, no one is going to, and they will continue to push work on you, because you aren't telling them no. Meanwhile, you're slowly drowning with no help, but no one knows you need help. Type up your list of work load that you have taken on since your last pay increase, that way you can clearly point out everything else you have taken on. Tell them what you are comfortable handling in a normal day, but that it's still above your current pay. Have an idea of how much more money you would require. Or a plan for help to complete the job effectively.

All of this. klong11 I wouldn’t even give it until January 1. I would tell them after 1 week this isn’t going to work and even if you take on half of the load, you need a pay increase ASAP. Maybe they can give the other half of work to homegirl who always works from home. Maybe she will actually have to come in more, then.

Whatever you do- do not let them walk all over you. That is not okay. Set clear boundaries.

ETA: it sounds like they are having her come in the bare minimum just so they can keep her on payroll to probably keep her benefits. So if she comes in and everyone sees her, then they can claim she “works”.

Her boss refuses to fire her. He's straight up told us he will never fire her and will take care of her for the rest of her life. We were just like um, ok. Most of the time when she is here he doesn't even talk to her. It's a really weird dynamic. She's past retiring age and should just retire, but she refuses. Says she needs somewhere to go. Not sure where she is going cause shes never here.

[lfig]

mwhip that sounds promising!

tgrimes that made my day!!

wedding any experience with Osteochondritis Dissecans in dogs? We had to take Nitro, our 5 month old chocolate lab, to the vet yesterday after we noticed limping over the last few days getting worse. They did X-rays and believe he has that. We have to take him to an orthopedic surgeon. All the ones around here are not able to see him for quite a while and MH reached out to his network of sporting dog cohorts and everyone recoup place in Oxford, MS. They are seeing him Friday! If that is it he will probably need surgery. But my understanding is that he should be great after that.

[nam2013]

Kids are negative 🥳!

[tgrimes]

Dec 8, 2021 13:39:38 GMT -6 nam2013 said:

Kids are negative 🥳!

Great!

[wedding]

Dec 8, 2021 13:35:12 GMT -6 lfig said:

mwhip that sounds promising!

tgrimes that made my day!!

wedding any experience with Osteochondritis Dissecans in dogs? We had to take Nitro, our 5 month old chocolate lab, to the vet yesterday after we noticed limping over the last few days getting worse. They did X-rays and believe he has that. We have to take him to an orthopedic surgeon. All the ones around here are not able to see him for quite a while and MH reached out to his network of sporting dog cohorts and everyone recoup place in Oxford, MS. They are seeing him Friday! If that is it he will probably need surgery. But my understanding is that he should be great after that.

I have no experience with that but I’m paging sudsy to see what she knows since she has way more experience.